Using division instead of subtraction

Just as multiplication is used instead of repeated addition, you can say that division is used instead of repeated subtraction. For example, if Keisha wants to hand out 4 pieces of candy to each of her friends and she has 38 pieces of candy, she can give 4 pieces to the first friend and 4 pieces to the second friend and so on until 9 friends have 4 pieces of candy each — and Keisha has 2 left over. Of course, you would do the division problem 38 + 4 = 9 with a remainder of 2. The remainder can also be written as a fraction 04, which can be simplified to Vr,. 

The Problem Clara ordered a barrel of M M s online and was billed for 11,000 ounces of candy. How many pounds of M M s did Clara order  

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One pound is equivalent to 16 ounces, so divide 11,000 by 16. This doesn t come out even 11,000 h- 16 = 687 with a remainder of 8. Clara ordered 687%n (or 687/4) pounds of M M s. 

When a division problem doesn t come out even — when the number you re dividing into isn t a multiple of the number you re dividing by — you have several options  

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